Science Fiction/Dystopian Book Suggestions

For April 2019, we'll be reading books in the Science Fiction/Dystopian genre!
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Science Fiction/Dystopian Book Suggestions

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Are there books you would recommend for this month's genre discussion or are you looking for suggestions?

Science Fiction can be thought of as, "a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

Check out these links for some suggestions:
- https://www.goodreads.com/genres/science-fiction
- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3.B ... tasy_Books

Dystopian is a genre that explores social and/or political practices. The following could be included in this genre: "mass poverty, public mistrust and suspicion, a police state or oppression."

Check out these links for some suggestions:
- https://www.goodreads.com/genres/dystopia
- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/47. ... ic_Fiction
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I'm looking for something as good as The Dragonriders of Pern. Any suggestions?
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I would suggest Ubik by Philip.K.Dick and Time's eye by Arthur.C.Clarke and Stephen Baxter
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Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
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I love this genre! I can't even count how many times I've read The Hunger Games series. Some of my other favorites are Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien, Legend by Marie Lu and The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. These are all young adult trilogies, and they are fabulous. If you are looking for a classic, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is very good. So is The Running Man by Steven King. Ray Bradbury has a ton of really interesting short stories like A Sound of Thunder and There Will Come Soft Rains.
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I have read most of then (The Hunger Games, Legend by Marie Lu, The Running Man) and prefer a standalone book. Thank you for the suggestions! :tiphat:
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gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
Gali, have you ever read the Chaos Walking series?
It's one that will stay with me forever. I absolutely loved it.
I even made my dad read it. And he reads, like, crime and thriller books. Only. He loved it.
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Bianka Walter wrote: 22 Apr 2019, 12:50
gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
Gali, have you ever read the Chaos Walking series?
It's one that will stay with me forever. I absolutely loved it.
I even made my dad read it. And he reads, like, crime and thriller books. Only. He loved it.
If I could recommend something HARD, this would be it.
Yes, I have read it a couple of years ago and loved it! :)
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@gali - I've read quite a few dystopian books. I think you'd enjoy Project Tau. Or have you read any of Tara Basi's books? The Orb is a great one. Death's Kiss by Regie Khemvisay is another great dystopian novel, but it did have grammatical errors when I read it.
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kandscreeley wrote: 22 Apr 2019, 13:10 @gali - I've read quite a few dystopian books. I think you'd enjoy Project Tau. Or have you read any of Tara Basi's books? The Orb is a great one. Death's Kiss by Regie Khemvisay is another great dystopian novel, but it did have grammatical errors when I read it.
Thank you, I will check the first books you mentioned. I prefer books that are without grammatical errors. :tiphat:
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gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
I really like Margaret Atwood's novels. The Handmaid's Tale and The Heart Goes Last are my favorite dystopian stories.
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gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
Emmi Itäranta's Memory of Water and The Weaver.
The former is pretty straightforward dystopian based on environmental collapse. The latter is more fantasy based (and is probably my favorite of the two).
I really enjoyed both of them.
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mmm17 wrote: 23 Apr 2019, 17:50
gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
I really like Margaret Atwood's novels. The Handmaid's Tale and The Heart Goes Last are my favorite dystopian stories.
Thank you. I have read The Handmaid's Tale and the other is on my list.
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Gravy wrote: 23 Apr 2019, 19:36
gali wrote: 18 Apr 2019, 09:28 Any suggestions for a good Dystopian?
Emmi Itäranta's Memory of Water and The Weaver.
The former is pretty straightforward dystopian based on environmental collapse. The latter is more fantasy based (and is probably my favorite of the two).
I really enjoyed both of them.
Thank you, I will check them out. :)
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